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ABC 5.1 over the air problem

Is it easy to get channel 5.1 using on over the air antenna (it is an inside antenna that plugs in and is suppose to be as good as indoor can be). I thought it used to come in easily but my tv will detect nbc, fox, cbs, but can't seem to get abc.

Re: ABC 5.1 over the air problem

Originally Posted by dundermifflin

Is it easy to get channel 5.1 using on over the air antenna (it is an inside antenna that plugs in and is suppose to be as good as indoor can be). I thought it used to come in easily but my tv will detect nbc, fox, cbs, but can't seem to get abc.

Re: ABC 5.1 over the air problem

might have to angle a little more NE i think in Des Moines. Different azimuth compared to Kcci and who.

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Re: ABC 5.1 over the air problem

WOI's signal has always been the most suspect in my area(going back to well before the digital switch), continues to be the case today. Most of the time it comes in fine but there are days when signal strength isn't strong enough and it comes poorly.

Re: ABC 5.1 over the air problem

Originally Posted by dundermifflin

Is it easy to get channel 5.1 using on over the air antenna (it is an inside antenna that plugs in and is suppose to be as good as indoor can be). I thought it used to come in easily but my tv will detect nbc, fox, cbs, but can't seem to get abc.

Any help is appreciated. Want to watch the game tonight!

If crawling through the crawlspace above the house (single story small ranch house so It isn't that taxing) to get to the antenna to install a signal booster is considered easy then....... yes, I would say it is easy.

I live 60 miles out from Des Moines and could not get ABC without the booster. Because of the limited space and how it was originally set up, I didn't get a chance to rotate the antenna the appropriate direction (www.antennaweb.org - needs to be rotated to face SE, but mine essentially sits facing E) to see if I could pick it up without the booster. Once the booster was installed, I just had to rotate my antenna slightly to pick it up.

It all depends on your location. If you re-run your channel scan and it doesn't pick it up, chances are you will need either a signal booster or a bigger antenna if the booster doesn't work.

Re: ABC 5.1 over the air problem

I put a large antenna in the attic in my single story ranch house in north Ames and have no problems with 5.1 or 5.2 or any other DSM station. Winegard.com even has a service to help you choose the correct antenna. I bought the antenna they suggested and am super happy with the results.

Re: ABC 5.1 over the air problem

Originally Posted by iowa_wildcat

I put a large antenna in the attic in my single story ranch house in north Ames and have no problems with 5.1 or 5.2 or any other DSM station. Winegard.com even has a service to help you choose the correct antenna. I bought the antenna they suggested and am super happy with the results.

Luckily with the house I bought (same as yours, single story ranch) from an estate, the family didn't take the antenna out of the crawl space (they probably didn't even know it was there). However, it had the old wiring (that two strand crap) so I had to run coax. I still wasn't able to get ABC until I did add that signal booster, but it was nice I didn't have to spend the money upgrading my antenna or suffer the pain of lugging it up to through the crawlspace.

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